Vanna Jigina

Vanna Jigina is a 2015 Tamil drama film, written and directed by Nandha Periyasamy. The film stars Vijay Vasanth and Sanyathara in the lead roles while Singampuli, Ravi Mariya and Ashwin Raja among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by John Peters and the film opened to mixed reviews in August 2015.^[1]

Cast

Production

The film was launched under the title Jigina in July 2014, and carried on using that title through production, before being christened as Vanna Jigina before the film was censored.^[2] The project received further media attention after director N. Linguswamy chose to buy the rights of the film and distribute it under his production studio's banner, Thirrupathi Brothers.^[3][4] Featuring a theme involving social media, Jigina was promoted online through a series of memes, describing scenes from older Tamil films.^[5] The film's audio launch happened in July 2015, with Vignesh and Ramesh from the film Kaaka Muttai (2015) in attendance as the chief guests.^[6]

Release

The film opened to good reviews upon release in August 2015, with a critic from hindu, time of india and a reviewer from the Deccan Chronicle gave a favourable report, citing "the director has made a good attempt with a novel idea and even sends out a strong message..." And the movie gained an average rating of 3.5/5.^[7]

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